Phd Student Positions

Empresa: Fundación IMDEA Networks

- Referencia: PhD Student positions [2025]_05R

- Publicada el 26/2/2025

- Publicada hasta el 30/04/2025

- Tipo de Contrato: Sin especificar

- Dedicación: Sin especificar

- Localidad: Leganés

- Provincia: Madrid

- Disponibilidad para viajar: Sin especificar

- Enlace URL: networks.imdea.org/job-opportunities/
Nível Académico

Ingeniero Superior/Licenciado
Ingeniero Técnico
Master
Titulación Académica

Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones (Titulación Universitaria)
Ingeniería Informática (Titulación Universitaria)
Ingeniería Electrónica (Titulación Universitaria)
Informática (Titulación Universitaria)
Áreas tecnológicas

P-16 Telecomunicaciones
V- Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones
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- IMDEA Networks › IMDEA Networks team › Job opportunities › PhD position on Generative AI for mobile traffic analysis and modelling

PhD position on Generative AI for mobile traffic analysis and modelling

Networks Data Science Group

The position offers:

- hands-on training in telecom big data analysis and modeling with Apache Spark
- a unique opportunity to work with large-scale real-world measurement data
- the possibility to interact and collaborate with major telco industry players
- a vibrant, collaborative, multi-cultural and English-speaking environment
- the prospect to publish at top-tier venues in networking
- an advantageous path to a successful career in industry or academia [12]
- the high quality of life of the region of Madrid, Spain, where we are based.

The position requires:

- a degree in Computer Science or related field, with a solid academic record
- excellent programming skills
- a strong interest in big data analysis (prior experience is a plus)
- a strong interest in generative AI (prior experience is a plus)
- fluency in written and spoken English
- enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research.
- This position could be co-funded by the project “6G-IRONWARE: Robust time-based mobile network traffic prediction for 6G” (grant CNS2023-143870), funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR._
- This position could be co-financed by the project “ORIGAMI: Optimized resource integration and global architecture for mobile infrastructure for 6G” (Grant Agreement n. 101139270), funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) and the European Commission through the Horizon Europe program call HORIZON-JU-SNS-2023._

[1] O.E. Martínez-Durive, J. Suarez-Varela, J. Omaña-Iglesias, A. Lutu, M. Fiore, An Evaluation of RAN Sustainability Strategies in Production Networks, IEEE INFOCOM 2025

[2] S. Mishra, D. Madariaga, C. Ziemlicki, D. Naboulsi, M. Fiore, An Urban Geography of Mobile Application Usage: Connecting Demand Dynamics and Urban Fabrics, IEEE INFOCOM 2025

[3] A.F. Zanella, D. Madariaga, S. Mishra, O.E. Martínez-Durive, Z. Smoreda, M. Fiore, Characterizing, Modeling and Exploiting the Mobile Demand Footprint of Large Public Protests, IEEE IMC 2024
[4] S. Mishra, A.F. Zanella, O.E. Martínez-Durive, D. Madariaga, C. Ziemlicki, M. Fiore, Characterizing 5G Adoption and its Impact on Network Traffic and Mobile Service Consumption, IEEE INFOCOM 2024
[5] S. Bakirtzis, A.F. Zanella, S. Rubrichi, C. Ziemlicki, Z. Smoreda, I. Wassell, J. Zhang, M. Fiore, Characterizing Mobile Service Demands at Indoor Cellular Networks, ACM IMC 2023
[6] A.F. Zanella, A. Bazco-Nogueras, C. Ziemlicki, M. Fiore, Characterizing and Modeling Session-Level Mobile Traffic Demands from Large-Scale Measurements, ACM IMC 2023
[7] A.F. Zanella, O.E. Martínez-Durive, S. Mishra, Z. Smoreda, M. Fiore, Impact of Later-Stages COVID-19 Response Measures on Spatiotemporal Mobile Service Usage, IEEE INFOCOM 2022
[8] S. Mishra, Z. Smoreda, M. Fiore, Second-level Digital Divide: a Longitudinal Study of Mobile Traffic Consumption Imbalance in France, ACM WWW 2022
[9] I. Ucar, M. Gramaglia, M. Fiore, Z. Smoreda, E. Moro, News or Social Media? Socioeconomic divide of mobile service consumption, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2021
[10] K. Xu, R. Singh, H. Bilen, M. Fiore, M. Marina, M. Usama, H. Benn, C. Ziemlicki, SpectraGAN: Spectrum based Generation of City Scale Spatiotemporal Mobile Network Traffic Data, ACM CoNEXT 2021
[11] C. Marquez, M. Gramaglia, M. Fiore, A. Banchs, X. Costa-Perez, How Should I Slice My Network? A Multi-Service Empirical Evaluation of Resource Sharing Efficiency, ACM MobiCom 2018

Equal Employment Opportunity

IMDEA Networks Institute aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore qualified female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. Until a balanced ratio of men and women has been achieved at the institute, preference will be given to women if applicants have similar qualifications. IMDEA Networks Institute actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants are not to be discriminated against in personnel selection procedures on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion or